Content description VC2M6P01

Mathematics Version 2.0 / Level 6 / Probability

Content description

describe probabilities using fractions, decimals and percentages; recognise that probabilities lie on numerical scales of 0–‍1 or 0%–100%; use estimation to assign probabilities that events occur in a given context, using common fractions, percentages and decimals

Elaborations

recognising that the probability of an event occurring can be represented numerically as either a number ranging from zero to one or a percentage from 0% to 100% where zero or 0% means it will not happen and one or 100% means it is certain to happen
using a scale of zero to one or 0% to 100% to estimate chances of events
listing the different possible outcomes for rolling a dice and using a scale to locate the relative probability by considering the chance of more than or less than for each possible event, for example, the probability of getting a number greater than 4
recognising the language used to describe situations involving uncertainty, such as what it means to be ‘lucky’, a ‘75% chance’ of rain or a ‘1-in-100 years’ flood
exploring Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children’s instructive games, such as Weme from the Warlpiri Peoples of Central Australia, to investigate and assign probabilities that events will occur, indicating their estimated likelihood

Code

VC2M6P01

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